St PROSDOCIMUS OF PADUA St Prosdocimus (Feast day: November 7th) was the first bishop of Padua. He was of Greek origin and sent to Italy by St. Peter the Apostle. He is not in an official Orthodox Calendar of...
THE RELICS OF STS FUSCA AND MAURA
STS FUSCA AND MAURA Sts Fusca and Maura (Feast day: February 13th) were martyred in Ravenna during the reign of Decius. Fusca was a young maiden, and Maura was her nurse. They are not in an official Orthodox Calendar...
THE RELICS OF ST HELIODORUS OF ALTINO
ST HELIODORUS OF ALTINO St Heliodorus of Altino (Feast day: July 3rd) was born in Dalmatia. He later moved to Auileia and became the bishop of Altino. St Heliodorus accompanied Bl Jerome on his journeys, helped translate the Vulgate,...
THE RELICS OF ST SEBASTIAN THE MARTYR
ST SEBASTIAN THE MARTY St Sebastian the Martyr (Feast Day: December 18th) studied in Milan and entered the military to assist Christians. Due to his courage, he became a praetorian guard, but Diocletian did not know he was a...
THE RELICS OF ST LAWRENCE THE MARTYR
ST LAWRENCE THE MARTYR St. Lawrence the martyr (Feast Day: August 10th) was one of the seven deacons of the Church of Rome in the third century AD under the reign of Pope Sixtus ll. Emperor Valerian had him...
ST DONATUS OF AREZZO
ST DONATUS OF AREZZO St. Donatus of Arezzo (Feast Day: August 7th) is a pre schism saint from Italy. Julian the Apostate had him killed on August 7th, 362. St. Donatus was a bishop and a confessor of the...
THE RELICS OF ST LUCY OF SYRACUSE
ST LUCY OF SYRACUSE St. Lucy of Syracuse (Feast Day: December 13th) was martyred during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. She was of noble birth, and her mother was healed after St. Lucy prayed for her at the grave...
THE RELICS OF ST ATHANASIUS THE GREAT
ST ATHANASIUS THE GREAT St. Athanasius the Great (Feast Day: January 18th) was the Partriarch of Alexandria, a staunch defender of Orthodoxy, and was at the 1st Ecumenical Council. He was the first to list the 27 books of...
THE RELICS OF THE RIGHTEOUS ST ZACHARIAH
ZACHARIAH Zachariah (Feast day: September 5th) was the father of St. John the Baptist and a Priest of the Temple in Jerusalem. An angel of the Lord appeared to him and prophesied telling him that his wife would bear...
THE RELICS OF ST MARK THE EVANGELIST
ST MARK THE EVANGELIST St. Mark the Evangelist (Feast Day: April 25th) is the author of the Gospel of Mark and is one of the 70 Apostles. He was the first Bishop of the Church in Alexandria, was known...